Movies are full of stars and directors playing heightened versions of themselves. Indeed, they don’t come much bigger than ...

Today in History for Sept. 6: In 1298, the Genoese captured Marco Polo in a sea battle. While imprisoned, the explorer and trader met writer Rustichello of Pisa and together they began a book on Marco ...

Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds infamously had a rocky marriage from 1988 to 1994. Anderson and Reynolds met on The Merv Griffin Show in 1981 when Anderson was still married to Ross Bickell and ...

Loni Anderson Recalls Ex-Husband Burt Reynolds Surprising Her With a Dancing Fred Astaire Shortly after their wedding, Anderson and Reynolds adopted son Quinton that same year.

Loni Anderson, the celebrated actress who died over the weekend, married Burt Reynolds after an on-set romance.

Alfie Wise, the character actor and longtime friend of Burt Reynolds who appeared in 10 of his films, has died at 82.

Despite their bitter divorce in 1994, Burt Reynolds also once praised his ex-wife for sticking by him as he battled addiction and dramatic weight loss.

Alfie Wise, who worked with Burt Reynolds on “Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard” and eight other films, is dead at 82.

Loni Anderson and Burt Reynolds on the cover of PEOPLE Magazine – May 16, 1988. The couple started a family in 1989 as they adopted a 14-month-old son, Quinton, who remained Reynolds' only child.